http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/ This list will focus on items relative to baseball history,,,,stories, anecdotes, interesting facts, fascinating tidbits and ot Thu, 11 May 2000 19:36:12 GMT obri6133@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/103 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/103 According to the Society for American Baseball Research: 100 Joe Medwick 50 Mickey Cochrane 99 Addie Joss 49 Eddie Collins 98 Ryne Sandberg Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:19:43 GMT obri6133@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/102 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/102 Baseball Pitcher's five worst seasons of the millenium?? 1905 Kaiser Wilhelm Boston NL 3 wins 23 losses 1916 Jack Nabors Sat, 26 Feb 2000 22:06:02 GMT obri6133@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/101 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/101 The Cleveland Indians, who for some time have been taking heat over the "Indians" name and the accompanying "chief wahoo" logo, recently announced that they Mon, 03 Jan 2000 11:30:49 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/100 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/100 Richie Allen was born in Wampum, Pa. in 1942, and made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1963. Playing in a few games, he was brought Mon, 03 Jan 2000 11:03:47 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/99 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/99 The OldBallGame: http://oldballgame.freeservers.com/ The 64 greatest baseball teams of the 20th century: http://pages.prodigy.net/macknife13/bbgreat.htm Sun, 12 Dec 1999 23:38:28 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/98 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/98 The URL for the OldBallGame website has changed. The correct url is (http://oldballgame.freeservers.com/). There is a completed section on the 1964 Phillies Sun, 28 Nov 1999 03:34:57 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/97 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/97 All baseball fans are familiar with the name "Jackie Robinson." Not only was he a great ball player, but he also was the first modern day black player to play Wed, 24 Nov 1999 23:22:10 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/96 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/96 Perhaps baseball's most intellectually player was Catcher Moe Berg, who played for 15 years in the major leagues during the World Wars. He was a summa cum Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:14:28 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/95 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/95 progress is being made on the OldBallGame web site. Visit the site at: http://members.xoom.com/oldballgame/ Sections have just been added on the 1920 World Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:36:27 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/94 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/94 visit http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com/ for listings of the baseball all century team and baseball's 100 biggest moments of the century. You can also choose Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:37:07 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/93 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/93 Do you have a favorite baseball memory? Experience? A favorite tale to tell concerning the national pastime? Please visit the OldBallGame web page and submit Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:24:17 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/92 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/92 It's a fine line in baseball between a pitcher hurling a no-hitter and a one-hitter. Obviously the line is "one" hit, but usually the hit is a seeing-eye Wed, 06 Oct 1999 16:52:29 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/91 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/91 What do we consider the most difficult feat in baseball? What is the rarest play? What are we going to see that we may never see again? Hitters hit 500 homers, Wed, 06 Oct 1999 16:33:02 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/90 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/90 Little Known Facts That Will Make You the Life of the Party!!! Who holds the major league baseball record for most home runs as a rookie? Frank Robinson and Tue, 05 Oct 1999 14:24:09 GMT OBRI6133@xxx.xxx http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/89 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/OldBallGame/message/89 Are they many among us who deny the recent offensive glut in baseball over the past several seasons? Hopped up balls? poor pitching? Vitamins?? smaller new